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隔离

Word · VerbTraditional隔

separate; isolate

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Meanings

2 senses · 8 examples
1.

verb

to separate; to keep apart; to block

Used for physically or socially separating people, things, or spaces.

Yī一
zuò座
dà大
shān山
gé隔
kāi开
le了
liǎng两
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
 。

A large mountain separates the two villages.

Tā他
men们
liǎng俩
de的
zhēng争
chǎo吵
yǐ已
jīng经
gé隔
duàn断
le了
duō多
nián年
de的
yǒu友
yì谊
 。

Their quarrel has severed their friendship of many years.

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Tā他
shì试
tú图
yòng用
chén沉
mò默
lái来
gé隔
kāi开
zì自
jǐ己
yǔ与
zhōu周
wéi围
de的
shì世
jiè界
 。

He tries to separate himself from the world around him with silence.

Zhè这
dào道
qiáng墙
bǎ把
huā花
yuán园
gé隔
chéng成
le了
liǎng两
bàn半
 。

This wall divides the garden in two.

2.

verb

to quarantine; to isolate

formal

Specifically used in medical or disease control contexts.

Zhè这
wèi位
bìng病
rén人
xū需
yào要
lì立
jí即
gé隔
lí离
kāi开
 。

This patient needs to be quarantined immediately.

Yī医
yuàn院
shè设
yǒu有
zhuān专
mén门
de的
gé隔
lí离
bìng病
fáng房
 。

The hospital has a dedicated isolation ward.

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Fā发
xiàn现
liú流
gǎn感
bìng病
lì例
hòu后
 ,
zhěng整
gè个
bān班
jí级
bèi被
gé隔
lí离
le了
sān三
tiān天
 。

After a flu case was discovered, the whole class was quarantined for three days.

Cóng从
yì疫
qū区
huí回
lái来
de的
lǚ旅
kè客
bì必
xū须
jiē接
shòu受
gé隔
lí离
guān观
chá察
 。

Travelers returning from the epidemic area must undergo quarantine observation.